Resumen de Democracy's Challenge as the Foundation for Social Studies
Social studies, especially at the practice level, suffers from lack of a clear and solid foundation. The citizenship education movement failed to provide that foundation because it was defined either in too broad or too narrow terms. The concept of democracy—related knowledge, values, and practices-should be adopted as the foundation for the social studies and should be used to determine the content and the structure of the program. Suggestions are provided for accomplishing this task without totally departing from the traditional scope and sequence, something that tended historically to alienate teachers.
